Saint Pepsi brilliantly enhances the groove on “Rendezvous” from Belgian electronic trio La Plage to create an invitingly upbeat tropical disco track. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Saint Pepsi 
(Soundcloud)
Saint Pepsi brilliantly enhances the groove on “Rendezvous” from Belgian electronic trio La Plage to create an invitingly upbeat tropical disco track. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Saint Pepsi (Soundcloud)
Aquilo mark the release of new “Human” EP with cinematic and hip hop-infused new mix from the ever excellent Marian Hill. Aquilo’s “Human” EP is available now.
Aquilo 
(Facebook) (Order “Human”)
Marian Hill
: (Facebook) (Order “Got It”)
Belgian-Mancunian Oliver Cean a/k/a Oceaán announces today both a new Ozzie Pullin-directed video and new Young & Sick-helmed “Mixed Feelings” remix for single “Veritas”. Oceaán’s “Grip” EP is available now from our B3SCI Records (US) and Chess Club Records (UK).
Oceaán 
: (Soundcloud) (Order “Grip” EP)
Young & Sick (Tumblr)
“Let Me Down Easy” is the return single from ATX songwriter Max Frost. Frost’s first new track since 2012’s “White Lies”, “Let Me Down Easy” is an expertly executed exercise in soulful pop songwriting complete warm rhodes, stark and affecting melody and an immediately accessible stable of instrumental and vocal hooks.
Max Frost 
(Official)
We’ve been B.Lewis backers for about as long as B3SCI has been around. Here, the San Jose-based producer laces world-beater K.Flay (the owner of a Billboard Rap Albums Top 20 and a successful stint on the Warped Tour) with his signature synth-heavy vibed-down tones and layered easy feeling beats. K.Flay’s Life Is A Dog LP is out now.
“Stevie Wonder” is the new Chicago-centric collaboration between FKA Twigs affiliate Lucki Eck$, Chance The Rapper, and producer Young Chop (Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like”, etc). “Stevie Wonder” ebbs on a soporific wave of hazy production, whisper tracks and overall weightlessness of atmosphere that is rather powerful.
Lucki Eck$ 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
The spare and plaintive “Echo” is the title track from a new EP by Nathan Ball. On “Echo”, Ball focuses turns of stunning melody through a frame of a minimal but flawlessly set instrumental creating for an outstanding example of modern dark pop.
Nathan Ball (Soundcloud)
VÉRITÉ and her “Echo” EP is one of indie music in 2014’s biggest success stories. Near universal acclaim from all corners of the tastemaker-sphere and numerous trips to the top of the hypem charts have defined VÉRITÉ’s breakout year. To cap 2014, the New York-based singer enlists for new remix EP power hitters Penguin Prison, NICITA, Lightwaves, backstroke. and here (and another major 2014 story of success), Carousel. Stream the B3SCI Premiere of Carousel’s starlight in neon mix for VÉRITÉ’s hit “Strange Enough” below.
VÉRITÉ (Soundcloud)
Carousel 
(Facebook)
Rating: 8.2
“Sugah Daddy” marks the return to recorded music, after a fourteen year (!) hiatus, of the enormously talented D’Angelo. The clattering and very funky “Sugah Daddy” exists in the more pop eschewing “Chicken Grease” side of D’s sound but contains all the feel and harmonic innovation (and more!) that made D’Angelo a singular talent and artist. “Sugah Daddy” is really really good. D’Angelo’s third LP Black Messiah is out this week.
D’Angelo 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Two of our favorite remixers anywhere right now; Denver-based genre jumper Stélouse and the Chicago duo behind hypem-toppping remixes for Oh Wonder and Magic Man Louis the Child collaborate on a head-nodding and soulful new mix for Chiefs and vocalist Nick Acquroff.
StéLouse 
(Soundcloud)
Louis The Child (Facebook)
Osca released in November one of the year’s best debut EP’s in “Blood”. Here, the EP’s title track is reshaped by DC duo GEMS’ into an inventively dark melange of layered percussion and a perfectly prescribed cinematic instrumental. Osca’s “Blood” EP is available now from Duly Noted Records.
Osca (Soundcloud)
GEMS 
(Official)
Diplo turns to indie music’s A-List, namely Grizzly Bear’s Edward Droste and Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmangilj, to remix his production for Ty Dolla $ign’s “Stand For”. Feels good man.
Diplo (Twitter)
Rating 8.4
